Republicans on a powerful House panel Tuesday narrowly defended a tea party-fueled move to tell the Library of Congress how to label immigrants living in the country illegally.
The GOP move is designed to force the Library of Congress to retain the term “illegal alien” for cataloging and search purposes, reversing the library’s plan to replace “illegal alien” with less prejudicial terms like “noncitizens” or “unauthorized immigration.”
Appropriations Committee Democrats tried to defend the library’s move, which came in response to a petition from the American Library Association, to change the immigration-related search terms. They lost by a 25-24 vote.
Conservatives were angered by the library’s move and sought the provision, which was added to legislation funding House and Senate operations and congressional agencies like the library.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said the library should “continue with its process of choosing subject headings without political influence.”
But Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., author of the provision, said the library had overstepped and had privately acknowledged its error.
The library said in a March 26 statement that “the phrase illegal aliens has taken on a pejorative tone in recent years” and added that “aliens” can be confusing since it can also mean beings from another planet.
The bill funding the operations of Congress is the most obscure and little-watched of the 12 annual appropriations bills, making news only because it contains a freeze on lawmakers’ pay and permits sledding on the Capitol grounds.
The panel also agreed by a nearly unanimous voice vote to boost their office budgets by 1.5 percent. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., sponsored the $8 million boost, saying that a clampdown on lawmakers’ office budgets has led to rapid staff turnover and a loss of expertise as salaries haven’t been able to keep up with Washington’s high cost of living.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Just call it like it is – they are here illegally, so don’t soften the terminology. While “illegal alien” is okay, aren’t they more like an “illegal invader” or “illegal trespasser”? When they come illegally, why isn’t it treated like a crime? They’re breaking the law, aren’t they? We are a country of laws (or were before Obama came into office), so they (and we) need to follow the law. End of story.
That is what the mexican government did to the soldier that got lost and ended up in mexico. Jailed him and he spent about a year before he was released (no thanks to obamy)!!!!!!
Thanks to obamy not giving a darn about our Military personnel…….
Agree completely!!
Rule of law is
required wherever/whenever human beings live together. In its absence, chaos is the inevitable result. Everyone would like to do whatever they want to do, whenever they want to do “it”, but in all applications it remains true that your freedom to swing your arm ends at the point of my nose. Simple interpersonal respect and restraint are required, and laws are passed to enforce compliance.
My dad said to me once, “You seem to care a lot about what others think of you. You may not care so much once you consider how rarely they do.”
Mutual respect for self and community is what’s required. We all know that, but our egos get in the way of its actualization.
Persons to be deported: Those who in addition to being in the US illegally;
1. Are convicted of a felony.
2. Have been in the US for more then a year and are requiring still welfare.
3. Those of school age and not graduated from high school or attending.
4. Those beyond school age and not employed or in the military.
5. Those who have been here more then a year and not able to demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing English or not enrolled and attendind language school.
6. Those who have been here more then a year and have made no effort to obtain citizenship and are unwilling to swear allegience to the US.
If a person is living here for a period of time then I want them to become AMERICANS.
They are illegal aliens. “Immigrants” relates to people who are trying to immigrate to the U.S. LEGALLY. We are 100% for that! Those who sneak across the border and hide, bring in illegal drugs and people are illegal aliens and will always be….they are not immigrants.
We can no longer call them ‘Greasers’~~it’s supposedly a politically incorrect term, and it hurts their feelings, so the new politically correct term will be ‘Lubricano’s’. We’re waiting for O’Blow Me to correct this discrepancy with his phone and his pen!!!!
jdp…If all of America would say ‘Wet backs’ the would have a hard time putting all of America in jail for being unpolitically correct. You can’t call Sin by any other name Sin, is Sin according to Gods word,Now you can parse it to immorality, stealing coveting etc. Its all summed up into one word Sin. Therefore we call illegals illegals its summed up of all those crossing our southern border, not all are Mexicans, 10 PCT are from other countries, now the new term is refugee , much softer a tone but still illegal.
ARREST criminal alien Jihadist-infiltrator Usurper-NOT-POTUS Barack Obama directly from the WH or golf course to NDAA Prison for TREASON; and, same for Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi DNC. Make America GREAT, again, 2016! TRUMP/CARSON; ARREST Obama the illegal alien, criminal I.D. Fraud, DNC-Conspirator/Muslim Infiltrator Usurping the Office of POTUS to which he is not even eligible, and therefore, he is NOT the POTUS, just a slickerthanWillyClinton TREASONOUS Enemy Combatant who belongs in NDAA Prison.
Round them up! Send them to their homeland of Mexico, you know, that place called Mexico located below the US Border. Now. And, stop all immigration immediately. Stop all federal Welfare programs for everybody, immediately. ARREST the Kenya-boy illegal alien criminal FRAUD usurper Barack H. Obama aka Barry Soetoro to NDAA Prison for TREASON, Usurpation, I.D. Fraud infiltration to make war on Americans from the White House. Take Hillary, et al, with him, into solitary prison cells with CC cameras in each of their solitary cells so that Americans and the World can tune in and watch them at just 10¢ per view, income which will pay off the National Debt and Americans never pay federal taxes again, because it will be so popular, worldwide.